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Optimal crude oil scheduling software application The Industry Solutions business of Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions has introduced a new Production Scheduler software applic..
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Foster Wheeler to sell plant A Foster Wheeler Ltd. subsidiary is selling its interests in its Hudson Falls, New York, waste-to-energy plant. The Warren and Washington counties industrial ..
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Oxidizers provide effective VOC destruction Designed to exceed all local, state and federal clean air regulations, Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers are said to destroy up to 99%+ of volat..
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Air Products building hydrogen plant Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, is building a 40-million scfd hydrogen (H2) facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. The p..
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Power plant gas detection MSA Instrument Division's "Gas Monitoring in the Power Generation Industry" bulletin is designed to help users identify toxic and combustible gas hazards in power ..
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Global refining capacity and markets: short-term outlook. East of Suez markets will continue to be dominated by the excess capacity in Asia. The largest additions have come from India, ..
HP Impact: Proactive strategies to improve petrochemicals profits
Whether it is bad luck or bad planning, the petrochemical industry has been beleaguered by shifting crises over the past five years. So says a recent analysis from SRI Consulting (http:..
HP Impact: Re-examining energy security for all market sectors
A new report from the United States Energy Association (USEA) presents broad policy recommendations to enhance energy security. Titled, "National Energy Security Post 9/11," the analysi..
HP Impact: Planned ethylene turnarounds to help olefins recovery
Seven individual ethylene unit turnarounds are scheduled for second-half 2002. These planned turnarounds will require 228 days of downtime, affecting approximately 8 billion lb/yr of et..
HP Impact: Technical issues impact global propylene, derivatives growth
Propylene demand is projected to increase faster than supply, and if this trend continues, global supplies would become short and prices would increase. This situation potentially would..
HP Impact: NPRA comments on EPA’s highway diesel progress review
Members of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) who serve on the Clean Diesel Independent Review Panel (CDIRP) urge the panel to conduct a thorough, science-based re..
HP Impact: Marine algae fight global warming?
The causes and very existence of "global warming" are hotly debated issues within the HPI and the global community in general. A team of scientists funded by European Commission Researc..